Script Lafo 7 is a light, normal width, high contrast, italic, short x-height font.
Keywords: wedding, invitations, branding, certificates, headlines, elegant, formal, romantic, classic, refined, formal script, calligraphy emulation, decorative capitals, elegant display, calligraphic, swashy, looping, engraved, delicate.
A flowing calligraphic script with a pronounced rightward slant and crisp, high-contrast stroke modulation. Letterforms are built from thin hairlines and tapered thick strokes, with many uppercase characters featuring extended entry strokes, looping bowls, and long, curling terminals. Spacing is visually airy and the rhythm is smooth, with gentle baseline movement and narrow joins that keep connections clean. Lowercase forms show a relatively small x-height and tall ascenders/descenders, reinforcing an elegant, vertical emphasis despite the italic angle.
Best suited to display settings where its swashes and contrast can breathe—wedding and event invitations, formal announcements, boutique branding, certificates, and elegant headline treatments. It can also work for short pull quotes or packaging accents, but is less appropriate for dense paragraphs or small sizes where fine hairlines may lose clarity.
The overall tone is formal and graceful, with a distinctly romantic, invitation-like presence. Its sweeping capitals and delicate hairlines suggest ceremony and tradition, while the controlled contrast keeps it polished rather than playful.
Designed to emulate formal penmanship with a refined, engraved feel: expressive capitals, smooth connected lowercase, and carefully tapered strokes that prioritize sophistication and flourish over utilitarian readability.
Uppercase letters carry much of the personality through prominent swashes and occasional flourish-like cross strokes, which can become visually dominant in tightly set lines. Numerals are similarly italic and stylized, with curved strokes and varying widths that match the script’s calligraphic pace.